Hi everyone!!I just wanna know if anyone has a right remedy for acne/pimples. I've tried everything!Help appreciated
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Acne
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OMG...there are a million things.My sis saw the dermatologist, and they had her use Milk of Magnesia on her skin once a day, that helped for a bit. Just put it on, let it dry, then wash it off. Uh egg yolks, she said it worked really well for a while, but smelled bad.Retin-A for a while. Then there is just the over the counter stuff like salacylic acid and whatnot.She was rotating all of these things for years till we found out that we have the milk allergy that I discussed in the other thread. I don't have it near as bad as her, but I get the itchy acne.
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Really there is no "right" remedy for acne because it's very individual. I had acne EXTREMELY bad in my teens and like you said I tried everything to get rid of them.
Eventually I went to the dermatologist and he tried me on many different medications which all failed. In the end the only thing that worked for me was a medication called Acutane that completely cleared up my acne. To this day I might get a pimple now and than, which I find normal.
As a tip I can give you to help control the acne without going to a dermatologist is to always keep the skin clean, which might require you need to wash your face up to three times a day depending how oily your skin is. BUT with that said you want to make sure you do not overly dry your skin, as that will also cause acne. An old rule to healthy skin care is "If its dry, wet it. If its Wet dry it". Find yourself a non-oil based lotion and apply it on your face after you wash, to help keep the skin hydrated but not oily. Even finding a non alcohol-based astringent might be a good idea to use after washing before applying the lotion.
Just some tips that I hope help ya.
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well there are a whole bunch of things over the counter and what not. i have not gotten acne but i do get black heads and pimples. i have some friends who put toothpaste on there faces... and they say that like it keeps the zits / pimples away. and it seems to work for them. i use that sometimes but it does burn for a while on your face but i think its worth it. also i use biore strips for my nose you put it on and rip it off after like 15 20 min and like all the balck heads are cleaned out
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I think that was the first time you ever used punctuation in your posts
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Thanx everyone for the help!!!
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but noone helped me.
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haha kidding
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I got accutane and went from being a HUGE pizza face and back and chest to having nothing. after I finished treatment ive had a few smalal flourishes, usually relataed to not showering after working out but for the most part, the problems gone!
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Originally Posted By: ig88I got accutane and went from being a HUGE pizza face and back and chest to having nothing. after I finished treatment ive had a few smalal flourishes, usually relataed to not showering after working out but for the most part, the problems gone! Good to hear! Acutane really is a wonder drug I used it as well with awesome results (like you I went from being a "pizza face" to nice clear skin), But it's very strong and should be used as a last resort (As many docs do).
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I'm using Proactiv and it works pretty well. I found that putting water in a teapot and letting the steam run over my face for about 5 minutes twice a day in combination with Proactiv works best for me.